Tumbler-support.



M. A. OWENS.

TUMBLER SUPPORT.

APPLlcAHoN man luNE 10, 1916.

Patented Jan. 23

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S14/vento@ MACY A. OWENS, OF 'WALNUT HILL, ILLINOIS.

' 'IUMBLER-SUPEORT.

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Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 23, i917 Application filed June 10, 1916. Serial No.162,929.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, Meer A. OWENS, a citizenof the United States, residing at lWalnut Hill, in the county of Marionand State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements inTumbler-Supports, of which the following is a specification..

This invention relates to improvements in tumbler supports and has forits chief characteristic to provide a device of this character forsupporting the tumbler in inverted position whereby the contents of thetumbler may readily drain and thus keep the tumbler in a sanitarycondition at all times.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the abovedescribed character which is covered with soft material such as rubberor the like whereby the accidental breaking of the tumbler will beprevented.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich contains the desirable features of simplicity, durability andeiiiciency, and furthermore a device which may be manufactured at anominal cost.

@ther objects of the invention will appear as the specification is readin connection with the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is aperspective view of my device showing a tumbler applied thereto. Fig. 2is a detailed view of the coil which engages the tumbler.

Referring to the drawings in detail, my invention comprises a singlelength of rigid wire which is preferably formed of steel and which isbent intermediate its ends to resemble a U, the parallel portions ofwhich are indicated as at l and 2 respectively, while the horizontalportion or connecting portion is indicated as at 3. In this instance theparallel portion l is relatively shorter than the portion 2 and has itsfree end bent upon itself to provide the angular-ly disposed eye 1l, thelatter being adapted to receive a suitable fastening member whereby thesupport may be secured in vertical position upon a wall. rlhe portion 2as previously stated is relatively longer than the portion l and has itsupper end bent at right angles as at 5, the free extremity of which iscoiled upon itself as at 6, the end of the coil engaging the angularbent portion 5 whereby the coil will remain in rigid position. lt willbe noted that the coil 6 is arranged coiicentrically of the portion 2and is disposed in a horizontal plane to support the tumbler in avertical inverted position as is clearly shown in F ig. l of thedrawings.

To prevent the coil from contacting with the bottom of the tumbler andthe subsequent breaking of the tumbler, l have provided the angular bentportion 5 and the coil 6 with a tubing of rubber 7 or other softmaterial so that when the glass is placed upon the support, the innerface of the bottom of the tumbler will engage the surface of the tubing7 and thereby prevent the accidental breaking of the former.

As shown in Fig. l the support is arranged in vertical position by meansof a suitable fastening member which is passed through the eye e wherebythe parallel portion 2 will be arranged in spaced relation to the wallor other supporting member to which the device is attached, the coil 6being disposed in a horizontal plane. rlhe glass is inverted and appliedto the parallel portion 2, the bottom of the glass engaging the coilwhereby the tumbler will be supported in vertical inverted position topermit the ready draining of the contents and thus producing a tumblerwhich is thoroughly sanitary at all times.

lf it is so desired the coil 6 may be formed of resilient wire wherebythe coil be bent to assume a diameter of dierent proportions so as toaccommodate tumblers having bottoms of various diameters. lhen using thetumbler support invthis manner, the outer periphery of the coil 6 isadapted to engage the inner periphery of the tumbler and thereby preventthe lateral movement of the same and consequent breaking of the tumbleras will be understood.

lt is thought from the foregoing taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings that the construction and operation of my devicewill be apparent to those skilled in the art without furtherdescription, that minor changes in the size, shape and proportion andminor details of construction may be made without departing from thespirit and scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is A tumbler support formed from a single piece of wire andcomprising a vertical portion formed With lan -eye at its upper end, aeye of the first mentioned vertical portion horizontal portion, a secondVertical portion and being adapted for Contact With the inparallel toand spaced from said iirst menside bottom of the tumbler to support thel@ tioned vertical portion by means of the horisaid tumbler in aninverted position.

5 zontal portion and a Coil formed upon said In testimony whereof aiiixmy signature.

second Vertical portion and at right angles thereto, said coil being ona plane above the MACY A. UWENS.

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